How did the leap April in 2020 come about? How many leap Aprils are there in the 21st century? What are the records about leap months? In this season when the phoenix flowers are in bloom, we have once again welcomed the leap April. As for the content about leap April, Shuimoxiansheng.com has compiled relevant content for you. Let’s learn together from the 2020 leap April special topic!How did the leap April in 2020 come about?There is no thirteenth month in the lunar calendar. According to the calendar rules, the leap month is arranged after February to October and the same month is repeated. The repeated month is a leap month. In 2020, this repeated month happens to be April, so a leap April will appear in 2020.In the Chinese lunar calendar, a year with a leap month is called a leap month year. The lunar year is usually 12 months and 354 or 355 days, with only a few years having only 353 days (such as 1965). A leap year has 13 months, generally 384 days. Some individual years can be as long as 383 days, and very few years can be as long as 385 days (such as 2006). How many leap Aprils are there in the 21st century?There are eight years with leap April in the 21st century, namely 2001 (Xin Si Year), 2012 (Ren Chen Year), 2020 (Geng Zi Year), 2058 (Wu Yin Year), 2069 (Jichou Year), 2077 (Ding You Year), 2088 (Wushen Year), 2096 (Bing Chen Year)Records about the leap month:"Shangshu Yaodian" says: "The leap month is used to determine the four seasons and complete the year." Confucius said: "If there are twelve extra days in a year, and there is not enough for a full month before three years, then a leap month is added.""Zuo Zhuan·Wen Gong Six Years" said: "Not announcing the beginning of a leap month is not a courtesy. The leap month is to set the right time, the time is for doing things, things are for improving people's livelihood, and the way to live the people is here. Not announcing the beginning of a leap month is to abandon the current politics, how can we care for the people?" "Records of the Grand Historian: The Basic Annals of the Five Emperors" states: "A year has 366 days, with a leap month to correct the four seasons." In 104 BC, Emperor Wu of Han felt that the pre-Qin calendar had many drawbacks, so he ordered the formulation of a new calendar. The famous astronomer Luoyang Hong racked his brains and formulated the "Taichu Calendar". From then on, the Chinese calendar had clear rules for setting leap months. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Table of New Moon and Leap Months": "The 13th year of Jian'an, the 12th month, the 12th day of the 11th month, the 15th day of the 11th month. The 12th day of the 11th month, the 15th day of the 11th month." (Translation: In the 13th year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, 208 AD, the year of Wu Zi, the intercalary twelfth month of that year). "Mianyang Tongjian": "In the 22nd year of Jian'an, on the first day of the first month of Dingyou, the day of Yiwei. On the second day of the leap month, the day of Yichou." (Translation: In the 22nd year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was 217 AD, the year was Dingyou, and there was a leap February in that year. In addition, the 3rd year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (27 AD) also had a leap February). The thirteenth chapter of the "Old Book of Tang, Volume 37" states: In the first year of the Linde Jiazi calendar, "the names of the days of the new moon, full moon and twelfth moon are the names of the fixed new moon days. The names of the fixed new moon days, if the ten heavenly stems are the same as those of the previous month, are larger; if they are different, are smaller. A month without a middle solar term is a leap month." The calendars after that no longer record leap months. The arrival of 2020 proves that your fortune has also changed. Calculate your fortune in advance, correct your mistakes if there are any, and encourage yourself if there are none, so that the new year will be smooth and safe. If you want to know more detailed fortunes for 2020, please click on the [ Premium Calculation ] below. I wish you peace and happiness in the new year! |
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